Man in S.W. Bexar roadway run over by fire truck

Courtesy photo of Robert Esquivel, man run over by fire truck early Sunday, December 9, 2012.

Firefighters responding to a call in Southwest Bexar County ran a rescue truck over a man lying in a roadway early Sunday, officials said.

The man was pronounced dead at San Antonio Military Medical Center, where he was transported following the accident in the 11000 block of Kelly Road, near the town of Atascosa. The Bexar County Medical Examiner's office said man was in his 20s but withheld his name pending notification of relatives.

Emergency Service District 5 firefighters were responding to a call about a person down about 6:30 a.m., Fire Marshal Craig Roberts said.

“It was still foggy, and dark outside, and the location they were given for the call was further out than the scene” of the incident, he said. “Apparently, they struck the victim. He was lying in the road.”

An autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death. Roberts said the Bexar County sheriff's office is also investigating.